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youtube-transcription-generator

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SKILL.md

YouTube Transcription Generator (VLM Run)

Generate transcriptions from YouTube videos using vlmrun for speech-to-text and optional timestamps. This skill:

  1. Downloads the YouTube video (or audio) with yt-dlp.
  2. Transcribes the video with vlmrun (Orion visual AI).
  3. Saves the transcript to a file (plain text or with timestamps).

Refer to vlmrun-cli-skill for vlmrun CLI setup, environment variables, and all vlmrun chat options.


How the assistant should use this skill

  • Check .env for API key
    • Ensure .env (or .env.local) contains VLMRUN_API_KEY.
    • If missing, instruct the user to set it before running any vlmrun commands.
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